I'm a Dreamer( MJRF2010)

This song was one I entered as my LSP contribution in my first year here (2007) I did it in the style (I thought) of Fats Waller minus his piano. only one person Ibstrat, guessed who it was styled on and he didn't realize that he was correct at the time. Although it's had quite a few DL's it wasn't a good sound with regards to the guitar.
I almost missed this session of the re-union, because I'd re-done almost all of the songs in that year, but I thought I'll give this one new breath of life in another style. As I experimented with different beats, it occurred to me that it was a similar type of melody pattern to the songs done in the sixties with great success by Nino Tempo and April Stevens i.e. 'Deep Purple' and 'Whispering'. Hence I re-styled my song and tried to emulate their nice easy rock style. I wanted a harmonica sound in back, but had left it too late to ask anyone to help in that direction and in any case I think these songs for the re-union need to be done entirely by ourselves ( I could be wrong). Not having a harmonica(or the ability to play one LOL, I resorted to the Boldt Accordion and thinned the sound a bit; I think it works as a replacement for the harmonica, doing a background counter melody in a similar style to the 60's songs I mentioned above. I hope it comes across as the warm and catchy, soft rock song I intended and hope you like this re-incarnation, rushed a little though it was, M

I'm often told I'm a dreamer,
I sometimes think that it's true,
'Cause things just seem to happen, When I think about you.

Some might say I'm a schemer,
How else could I have met you?
I had to work to persuade you,
To make my dreams come true.
Chorus
I had to think of somethin'
To bring you to my point of view,
So I just told you that I love you,
An' now you've made my dreams come true.

Verse
Now all the time that I'm dreamin"
Weavin' lovely thoughts about you,
I hope an' pray that you're schemin'
Just to make my dreams come true.
Scat break ( no not that! LOL)

I had to think of somethin',
to bring you to my point of view,
So I just told you that I loved you,
Then you made my dreams come true,

Now all the time that I'm dreamin"
Weavin' lovely thoughts about you,
I hope an' pray that you're schemin'
Just to make my dreams come true.
I hope schemin' dreamscome true....
All the time...
Just keep on schemin'... an' make my dreams come true..

dreamer
Maurice, your voice always comes through in spades. Felt like this had real personality in it (one of the things I dig about your music). Absolutely felt the catch in this one. Love the whistle.

Heartwarming
Old school lightness. Even down to the whistling. I love checking in on yours stuff, that harkens back to the golden era of songwriting, the standards, even the parlor music that pre-dates. With an authentic fell and sentiment. Heartwarming.

Thanks Scott,
this was the bass that I'd mentioned to you, but thought it better that for this particular project, I needed to do it all myself as an example of how I'd improved (if at all LOL). Thanks a lot for your support my friend, regards M

Yes Gaylen
I think Otis would have felt at home with this song too..... I don't know how the 'around sound' happened, but it does come across like that. Sounds to me a bit like those travelling concert parties that used to go around.... thanks again, regards M

frank ifield!! but without the
yodeling!! "i'm regreting that i love you over again" - you know i love this fluffy stuff - you sound like you're having such fun - thank you - and off to itunes it goes!! xoxox

Well Caroline
It was either a yodel or a whistle and the whistle won LOL....I do hear the similarity with the song you mention and 'I'm confessin'' that I'm so pleased you like this.... and you're right, I do feel comfortable singing in this style, regards M

a half step back to the sixties
the half-step chord change was unique and adorable, and it is difficult to listen to a maurice tune and not smile, this one is no exception. the accordimonica is a strange instrument. i envisioned you holding your mouth to it, and then pulling/pushing the ends like an accordian... and that imagery completed the smile.
ttfn,
Drakonis

Thanks Drak
Half step -two step LOL I must say I like that change it's also in the old song (40's?) 'Dream' as in 'Dream when your feelin' Blue....'etc. Thanks for the compliments on my vocals and yes , that's some image you came up with and if it made you smile, then I'm well pleased, regards M

Just keep on dreaming Maurice
Your dreams sound great, and the accordion fills the bill in this, maybe even better than the harmonica would. Very good redo, I remember this from back in 07. Liked it then, still do

Glad you
enjoyed it Cameron. The shape-shifting comes from having had to please so many different audiences in my travelling/performing days, as I had to have quite a varied repertoire of styles in order to please everyone, whether they wanted to sit and listen..... or to dance in depending on the venue. Thanks again for listening, regards M

Another guy
with nostalgia for a simpler time..well musically anyway. I do not know the people you mentioned in the description but if this is their style then they sound worthy of a check out...this is laid back and rocky at the same time, cool....................

Guy Mitchell LOL
all these 60's names being bandied about is making me smile LOL I'd forgot about him whistling... trouble is I had to do about four takes because of the breath i needed and then I've cocked it up a bit with the echo... well! Glad you liked it Dick, cheers M

As long as nobody laughs LOL!
That's a really nice comment Charlie that I can change emotions with a song.... so now I made you smile, you know what the next one will be. Thanks again for the kind words, regards M

That's
an offer I just can't refuse Terry...... in fact you were in my mind for this, but time was running low on me getting it here in time, but next time for sure... Thanks for listening to it and glad you liked, regards M

Hi Billy
Thanks for the nice words, which are very much appreciated, though there's no flanger on the vocals, only on the Guitar and one of the accordion sounds (which I'd hoped might give it more of a harmonica feel). I'm pleased that you like the new retro vibe on the song too, cheers M

Whistle solo!
This song definitely put a smile on my face... I think you succeeded admirably in this one. Love your vocal performance--at times your lead vocals also sounded a little flanged to me as well--were you recording vocals and guitar at the same time with different mics?

No I wasn't Michael,
but I went back to GB and listened to the individual tracks and it sounds fine. From there I took it all to Audacity to get some volume and that may be where this sound was brought about, It's as though there's some kind of 'bleed' over. I hadn't noticed until Billy mentioned it. I'm pleased though that you like the performance here and the song, thank you for listening, regards M

Such ease...
That's what you bring to all your vocal work, Maurice. This little tune and arrangement is no exception to the wonderfully authentic style you present. "Peerless" is what I think of whenever I hear you sing. Your style is so personal and always so well-suited to the compositions you write —— a perfect marriage of musical elements. Oh, and the whistling works, too. (Gonna sit right down and write myself a letter...! Yeh...)

Nice one Maurice
At first the harmony put me off a little until i got used to it - maybe a verse of solo vocal before introducing harmony might have worked batter - maybe not :)
Once I got into the harmony sound, I quite got into it. I'd like to echo Tobin's comments - it's like going back in time.
:)
Thanks for taking part!
Neil

Thanks Neil,
You just hit the nail on the head with that comment, because I'd felt a little uncomfortable with the opening verse and wondered whether or not to include the harmony, but it sounded weird to only come in on the second verse in the style I tried to emulate. I can't understand why it doesn't fit the same as in the other verses and I agree it needs tickling up; nevertheless, thanks for listening and commenting. Regards M

I rememeber
this well from the LSP. I haven't had too much time over the past year or so and have been struggling with my music so I think projects like these are a great. This is a wonderful re-make and shows just how different a song be when it's approached in a different way.

Thanks Peter
Nice to see you around again and I'm pleased you like this rendition... it is surprising what a different style can do to a song (as regards you struggling... I'm struggling with music all the time too LOL), regards M